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HSK 6
沿
yán
1.
along
2.
to follow (a line, tradition etc)
3.
to carry on
4.
to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)
5.
border
6.
edge
Very Common • Top 3%
✏️ 8 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
沿线
yánxiàn
along the line (e.g. railway)
沿着
yánzhe
to go along
沿袭
yánxí
to carry on as before
沿路
yánlù
along the way
沿例
yánlì
following the model
沿儿
yánr
edge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside [[馬路沿兒|马路沿儿]])
沿岸
yánàn
coastal area
沿革
yángé
evolution of sth over time
帽沿
màoyán
variant of [[帽檐<màoyán>]]
沿江
yánjiāng
along the river
沿边
yánbiān
close to the border
床沿
chuángyán
bedside
沿洄
yánhuí
to go with the stream
沿海
yánhǎi
coastal
沿途
yántú
along the sides of the road
前沿
qiányán
front-line
沿滩
Yántān
Yantan district of Zigong city [[自貢市|自贡市<Zìgòngshì>]], Sichuan
边沿
biānyán
edge
沿用
yányòng
to continue to use (old methods)
沿海州
yánhǎizhōu
coastal region
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,181
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,829 of 84,292